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Earth's Atmosphere is Leaking into Space

universetoday.com — Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth ’s atmosphere and into space. Measurements taken by satellites during the 80s and 90s showed the escaping ions were traveling faster the higher they were observed. Now, new work on data collected by a group of formation-flying satellites called Cluster shows that Earth’s own magnetic field may be to blame

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  • gavinhudson, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4If those ungrateful particles want to leave, I say let 'em go. America [it's pronouced "AMURRICA!"] doesn't need them. In fact, we should build a huge wall to keep them out. Am I wrong?
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